Mahāyāna

A tradition of Buddhism.

What the sources state

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Observances in 2026

Observance	Dates	How certain
Vesak	1 May 2026	Calculated

Sources

Pew Research Center — The Future of World Religions
Demographic estimates
Forest Sangha (Thai Forest tradition)
The Thai Forest tradition within Theravada Buddhism. Speaks for its own lineage, not for Buddhism.
Plum Village
Plum Village, the Zen lineage of Thich Nhat Hanh. One Mahayana community among many.
Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Tibetan Buddhism, Gelug school. Not an authority over other Tibetan schools or over Buddhism generally.
Access to Insight
Pali canon translations in the Theravada tradition.
Buddhist Publication Society
Theravada publishing body in Sri Lanka.
Office of the Karmapa
The Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.